Last updated: 24 August 2026
This Privacy and Cookie Policy explains how personal data is processed when you visit europeanschoolnet.cz, a website operated by the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (DZS).
This Policy supplements the general information on personal data processing published by DZS.
1. Data Controller
The controller of personal data processed in connection with the operation of this website is:
Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (DZS)
Na Poříčí 1035/4
110 00 Prague 1
Czech Republic
ID No.: 61386839
Email: info@dzs.cz
Phone: +420 221 850 100
Data box ID: tj8vfp3
Data Protection Officer
The Data Protection Officer of DZS is:
Linda Anušić
Email: gdpr@dzs.cz
Phone: +420 725 358 686
Correspondence address: Na Poříčí 1035/4, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
2. Legal Framework
Personal data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, in particular:
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR);
- Act No. 110/2019 Coll., on the Processing of Personal Data;
- Act No. 127/2005 Coll., on Electronic Communications, in particular the rules concerning the storage of and access to information on users’ devices.
Further general information on personal data processing by DZS is available on the DZS website.
3. Data Processed When Visiting the Website
When you visit europeanschoolnet.cz, certain technical information may be processed automatically to ensure the operation, availability and security of the website.
This may include, in particular:
- IP address;
- date and time of access;
- requested URL and pages visited;
- information about your browser and device;
- operating system and screen or device characteristics;
- language settings;
- technical information relating to communication with the web server;
- information necessary for security, diagnostics and prevention of misuse.
Technical information necessary to provide and secure the website is processed to the extent necessary for the performance of DZS activities and tasks and for the secure operation of its online services.
Technical and operational records are retained only for as long as necessary for the relevant purpose and are subsequently handled in accordance with the applicable DZS document retention and disposal rules.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files that may be stored on a user’s device. Depending on their purpose, they may be used to ensure the technical operation of the website, remember user settings or measure website traffic.
Cookies are divided into the following main categories:
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies and similar technologies are used only where required for the proper functioning, security or technical operation of the website.
Where a cookie is strictly necessary to provide a service explicitly requested by the user or to transmit electronic communications, prior consent is not required.
Analytics cookies and technologies
Analytics technologies are used to obtain statistical information about the use of the website.
Where analytics technologies require access to or storage of information on the visitor’s device, they are activated only after the visitor has provided prior consent.
Optional analytics must remain disabled if consent has not been given or has been refused.
5. Google Analytics
Subject to the visitor’s consent where required, the website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google.
Google Analytics helps DZS understand how the website is used and may process information such as:
- pages visited;
- date and time of a visit;
- website interactions;
- approximate geographical location;
- device and browser characteristics;
- screen resolution;
- language settings;
- online and device identifiers;
- information about how a visitor reached the website.
The purpose of this processing is to obtain aggregated statistics about website traffic and usage and to improve the content and technical operation of the website.
Where the processing of personal data through Google Analytics is based on consent, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Where cookies or similar technologies are used for Google Analytics, they may be stored or accessed only after the visitor has provided the required consent.
The exact names and storage periods of analytics cookies depend on the current Google Analytics configuration and are displayed in the website’s cookie settings where applicable.
6. Google Tag and Tag Management
The website may use a Google tag or Google Tag Manager to implement and manage analytics functionality.
These technologies may be used to control the activation of Google Analytics and other measurement functions.
The use of a tag management technology does not override the visitor’s privacy choice. Any service that requires consent must remain disabled until the relevant consent has been given.
7. Cookie Consent
Where the website uses optional cookies or similar technologies requiring consent, visitors must be given a clear choice before those technologies are activated.
Visitors must be able to:
- accept optional cookies;
- reject optional cookies;
- manage their preferences where individual categories are available.
Rejecting optional cookies does not prevent access to the basic content and functions of the website.
The option to reject optional cookies must be as easily accessible as the option to accept them.
Consent may be withdrawn or changed at any time through an easily accessible Cookie settings or equivalent control on the website.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
8. External Links and Third-Party Websites
The website contains links to websites and services operated by third parties, including links to:
- YouTube;
- Google services;
- external documents, publications and other online resources.
These services are separate from europeanschoolnet.cz.
When a visitor follows an external link, the relevant third-party provider may process personal data in accordance with its own privacy policy.
Simply providing an ordinary external link does not mean that the third-party service is automatically activated while the visitor remains on europeanschoolnet.cz.
Visitors are encouraged to review the privacy information of the relevant third-party service before using it.
9. YouTube
The website contains links to video recordings published through YouTube.
When a visitor follows a link to YouTube, they leave europeanschoolnet.cz and access a service operated by Google.
Google may then process information including the visitor’s IP address, device and browser information, online identifiers, account information where the visitor is signed in to Google, and information concerning their interaction with YouTube.
Such processing takes place under Google’s own privacy rules.
If YouTube content is embedded directly into europeanschoolnet.cz in the future, the privacy and cookie configuration must be reviewed and, where required, the embedded content must not be activated before the visitor has provided the appropriate consent.
10. Recipients and Service Providers
Personal data processed in connection with the website may be accessible, where necessary, to:
- authorised DZS employees;
- providers responsible for the operation, hosting, administration and technical maintenance of the website;
- providers responsible for website security;
- Google, where Google Analytics or related Google measurement technologies are used following the applicable privacy choice;
- public authorities where disclosure is required by law.
Service providers may process personal data only to the extent necessary for the provision of the relevant service and in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
11. Transfers Outside the European Economic Area
The use of services provided by Google may involve the processing or transfer of certain personal data outside the European Economic Area, including to the United States.
Any such transfer must comply with Chapter V of the GDPR.
Where applicable, transfers may be based on an adequacy decision adopted by the European Commission, including the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, or on other safeguards recognised by the GDPR, such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
12. Events and Activities Presented on This Website
The website provides information and materials relating to the activities of European Schoolnet in the Czech Republic, including news, projects, educational events, workshops, conferences, online courses and related outputs.
Personal data processed in connection with participation in events organised by DZS is subject to the relevant DZS privacy information for participants in educational events, workshops, conferences and other events.
Such processing may include, depending on the particular event:
- name and surname;
- contact details;
- organisation and professional position;
- information required to organise participation in the event;
- other data necessary for communication with participants.
Where personal data is collected directly from participants, the relevant privacy information must be provided at the time the data is collected.
13. Photographs, Video and Audio Recordings
Photographs, video or audio recordings may be made during events organised in connection with the activities presented on this website.
DZS has separate privacy information governing the processing of personal data relating to participants of events and the taking and use of photographs, video and audio recordings.
Depending on the circumstances, recordings may be used for documenting the event, informing the public about DZS activities and publishing outputs from the event.
Participants must be appropriately informed about such processing in accordance with the applicable DZS privacy information.
The website itself also provides links to recordings and outputs of previous events published on external platforms such as YouTube.
14. Data Retention
Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it is processed and in accordance with applicable legal requirements and the DZS document retention and disposal rules.
The retention period may differ depending on the category and purpose of processing.
Where consent is used as the legal basis for processing, personal data is not processed for that purpose after valid withdrawal of consent unless another legal basis for further retention applies.
Cookie and consent settings are retained only for a period appropriate to their purpose and the applicable configuration of the website.
15. Your Rights
Subject to the conditions set out in the GDPR, you may have the right to:
- obtain information about the processing of your personal data;
- request access to your personal data;
- request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
- request erasure of personal data where the relevant legal conditions are met;
- request restriction of processing;
- object to processing where applicable;
- exercise the right to data portability where applicable;
- withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent;
- not be subject, under the conditions laid down in the GDPR, to a decision based solely on automated processing that produces legal or similarly significant effects;
- lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
The applicability of individual rights depends on the purpose and legal basis of the particular processing.
For questions concerning personal data processing or to exercise your rights, you may contact:
Linda Anušić
Data Protection Officer
gdpr@dzs.cz
+420 725 358 686
16. Right to Lodge a Complaint
If you believe that your personal data is being processed in breach of applicable data protection legislation, you have the right to lodge a complaint with:
Office for Personal Data Protection (Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů)
Pplk. Sochora 27
170 00 Prague 7
Czech Republic
You may also contact DZS or its Data Protection Officer before submitting a complaint.
17. Changes to This Policy
This Privacy and Cookie Policy may be updated when the technologies used on the website, the purposes or methods of personal data processing, or applicable legislation change.
The current version of this Policy will always be made available on europeanschoolnet.cz.
